He can still frontrun while showing his trades live. Why? Because his edge is in reading the promotion, adding to the noise, and specializing in speed. By being fast he can effectively promote a stock and be out before many people even read that he was in.https://twitter.com/ihatetradingst1/status/1029547547319300096 …
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Sykes knows that information released into the market, especially small cap markets, is not immediately absorbed by actors in the markets. Even if his information is being produced live, it is not being consumed live.
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@MimeticValue about these contagions and the information asymmetries of small caps. The idea is very similar to Soros’s reflexivity but at a smaller scale with Sykes. And I’m not even sure if Sykes really understands the connections.1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread
Why else do you think he puts such heavy focus on live data, level II, personal branding, and promotions?
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